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Mississippi DOT executive director recognized for 25 years of service to AASHTO

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) presented Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Executive Director Melinda McGrath with a 25-Year Award of Meritorious Service at its recent annual meeting. AASHTO presents the award to transportation employees after serving 25 years with an AASHTO member department and reaching the grade of district engineer, […]

December 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Spray-applied sealants growing in use for bridge waterproofing

New high-performance waterproofing alternatives are replacing more traditional materials such as sheet goods and sacrificial short-term liquid sealants to help civil and structural engineers cost-effectively protect and maintain critical infrastructure ranging from rail, highway, and pedestrian bridges to tunnels, parking decks, airport terminals and DOT entrance/exit ramps. This new category of spray-applied waterproofing products are […]

November 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino III elected AASHTO president

Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) Director Paul Trombino III has been elected president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). “I’ve spent more than two decades in transportation and this ranks at the top of my list of extraordinary moments and I approach it with great humility,” Trombino said. “I am […]

October 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Build America Transportation Investment Center offers access to federal transportation knowledge

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has unveiled its Build America Transportation Investment Center (BATIC) to serve as a centralized source for municipalities and states seeking federal transportation knowledge, applications for transportation credit programs and methods for accessing private capital for public-private partnerships. President Obama established BATIC in 2014 as part of his Build America Investment […]

October 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Florida DOT wins grand prize at America’s Transportation Awards National Competition

The Florida Department of Transportation took home top honors at the 2015 America’s Transportation Awards on Sunday. FDOT beat out the competition of 48 transportation projects from 24 states and won the Grand Prize for the state’s $670 million Port of Miami Tunnel Project,  according to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. But the […]

September 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department receives AASHTO communications awards for article, advertisement

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) presented the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) with two communications awards during the association’s recent annual meeting. AASHTO’s Subcommittee on Transportation Communications (TransComm) presented the awards as part the Skills Contest, an opportunity each year for the association to recognize “outstanding communications work” from departments of […]

September 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ten state DOT projects named America’s Transportation Awards finalists

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), along with AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected the top 10 project finalists from this year’s regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards (ATA). Each year four regional competitions are held and the 10 winners with the highest overall scores are selected […]

August 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Five state DOTs win 2015 Mid America regional America’s Transportation Awards

The Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio transportation departments were presented with America’s Transportation Awards during the Mid America Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (MAASTO) annual meeting Aug. 11. Awards were given to seven projects spread across three categories: Best Use of Innovation, Under Budget and Quality of Life/Community Development. The American Association […]

August 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Six state DOTs win southeastern regional America’s Transportation Awards

The transportation departments from Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina each received America’s Transportation Awards during the recent Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) annual meeting. Awards were given to eight projects spread across three categories: Best Use of Innovation, Under Budget and Quality of Life/Community Development. The American […]

August 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Seven state DOTs win western regional America’s Transportation Awards

Departments of transportation for seven western states won America’s Transportation Awards during the 2015 Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) annual meeting. California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas and Utah were honored for projects in Best Use of Innovation, Under Budget and Quality of Life/Community Development categories. The American Association […]

August 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

SHRP2 Education Connection presents 10 universities with cooperative agreements worth $100,000

Ten universities are receiving roughly $100,000 worth of cooperative agreements from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Education Connection initiative. The program is designed for universities to incorporate SHRP2 Solutions programs into their current transportation curricula. “These cooperative agreements provide an opportunity to incorporate SHRP2 products into transportation coursework, bringing state-of-the-practice solutions into the […]

July 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

PaveXpress 2.0 pavement design tool adds asphalt overlay module

PaveXpress, a free, online pavement design tool created with support from the National Asphalt Pavement Association and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations, has launched an update including an asphalt overlay design module. Version 2.0 of PaveXpress “makes it easy to design asphalt overlays that preserve a pavement’s structure while improving smoothness, safety, and drivability.” The […]

July 17, 2015